Kawasaki seals victory in Fairbanks Senate race, House race likely headed to recount
After a rough election night, late-arriving absentee ballots give Democrats a key win.
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If absentee trends hold true, Republicans could regain leads in Fairbanks legislative races. That’s a big if.
Conventional wisdom says Republicans—who are currently trailing in the count—will hold an advantage in those ballots, but will it be enough? Can we look back to past elections for answers? Or are elections shifting?
Democrats Kawasaki and Dodge take leads in close legislative races, reviving chance of House coalition
Republicans already announced a 21-member majority. One of those members lost his lead in today’s vote tally.
Significant Figures: Key takeaways from the latest round of legislative campaign fundraising reports
Did Obama’s endorsement matter? Democrats take the lead in key races. Republicans get serious about a write-in. And other takeaways from the 30-day reports.
State of the Race: Legislative Races, Day 5 (The Senate districts)
The final rundown of legislative race previews in this week’s series.
GOP senators once again refuse to call Alaska Native languages loss an ’emergency’ as resolution nears vote
The Senate Rules Committee rejected an amendment to call loss of Alaska Native languages an “emergency” after changing it to “urgent need.”
AKLEG Recap, Day 92: $500,000 contraceptive study bill faces skepticism in House
Senate President Pete Kelly, the sponsor of the contraceptive study bill, faced tough questioning by the House Finance Committee.
AKLEG Recap, Day 78: Senate advances its own half-million dollar study
The study would look at the effectiveness of providing long-term contraceptives to women suffering from substance abuse.
Senate Republicans promise Gardner they’ll give her a pro-pot resolution–but do the exact opposite
Senate Democrats wanted to tell the feds to respect Alaska’s marijuana vote. Republicans gave them a watered down resolution that sides with the feds.
Senate President Kelly says adding PFD to constitution is ‘problematic’ and goes against Founding Fathers
Kelly’s said “no” to taxes, but his political opponents say his stance will eventually mean no PFD, either.